'Women, children not restrained': Govt on Indian deportees from US shackled, handcuffed
Friday, 21 March 2025 The central government informed Parliament that it had raised concerns with the US about the use of restraints on Indian deportees, especially women. The US assured India that no women or children were restrained on recent deportation flights. Concerns related to religious sensitivities and food preferences of deportees were also addressed by both governments.
As Parliament gears up, a BJP-Congress clash looms over alleged past "foreign interference." BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has brought up Jawaharlal Nehru's.. IndiaTimes
Donald Trump will be hosted by the King and Queen at Windsor Castle during his unprecedented second state visit to the UK from September 17 to 19, Buckingham Palace said. The House of Commons will not be sitting at the time of the visit as it will be in recess for party conference season, meaning the US president will not be able to address Parliament as French president Emmanuel Macron did in July. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer confirms he stands by Labour’s manifesto pledge not to raise income tax, national insurance or VAT. Asked by Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch in Parliament if the promise still holds, Starmer simply replies: “Yes.” Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Emmanuel Macron pressed for recognition of Palestinian statehood in an address to the UK’s Parliament, saying it was the “only path to peace”. The French president said a ceasefire was a matter of “absolute urgency” and that a two-state solution would bring security to the region. President Macron said: I want to be clear, calling today for a ceasefire in Gaza without any condition". Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron laid wreaths by the statue of Sir Winston Churchill in Westminster following the French President’s address to Parliament. The pair travelled by car from the Palace of Westminster to the statue in Parliament Square, where they laid two wreaths before a British Army bugler played The Last Post. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Friday, 21 March 2025
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